Since the very early years, Martin has understood, innovated and inspired the world of dynamic lighting, constantly seeking new ways and setting new standards for what is achievable with light. When you stroll 30 years down memory lane there are so many highlights that it is difficult to pinpoint particular landmark events and individual products,…
Paul Nardella of OTL has upgraded his lighting console to an MA Lighting International dot2 XL-F and he couldn’t be happier. “I needed a console that would be more powerful than my previous console, yet smaller and lighter so I could easily put it on a plane,” remarked Paul. “The boys at Show Technology showed…
Stuart Feldt from Camberwell Grammar School’s technical services department had been looking to replace the house lights in the school’s theatre for quite some time. “We had 500 watt tungsten lamps in physically large fixtures, similar to warehouse lights,” he explained. “They used a lot of power and lamps were blowing regularly.” The specification for…
The Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 have been selected by award-winning lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones as the workhorse fixtures for multi-award-winning artist Ed Sheeran on his current record-breaking worldwide new album tour. Cunniffe has been working with Ed since the artist began touring in 2011, developing a…
The Evan Theatre at Panthers Penrith is a premium, purpose built entertainment venue, available for private hire and public shows. It features a permanent theatrical stage, fully licensed bar, seating for up to 850 patrons and the services you would expect from a full-production theatre. Over the years, the venue has hosted an array of…
The Generocity Church in Wagga Wagga required a cost-effective solution for house lighting, as well as a warm front of house wash to light specific stage areas without spillage onto their video screen. “We haven’t had any experience in specifying lighting and needed someone to advise us,” began James Giddings, a church goer who volunteers…
H3 Group is a unit within New Zealand’s Hamilton City Council which manages three major venues; Claudelands Event Centre, FMG Stadium Waikato and Seddon Park. H3’s Technical Services department recently acquired an MA Lighting grandMA2 light, the perfect tool to control multiple lighting fixtures – conventionals, moving lights, LEDs, video, and media. The console supplies…
Leading Italian lighting manufacturer Claypaky is proud to have been the Headline Sponsor and host of the Showlight 2017 conference, which closed on 23 May after three extremely successful days in Florence, Italy. Over a three-year period, the Claypaky team has worked closely with the Showlight committee to help produce this extraordinary event. Showlight combines…